Michael Skupin (pictured in Survivor in 2012) was charged Friday with possession of child pornography

A former Survivor contestant has been charged with possession of child pornography in Michigan.

Michael Skupin, who appeared in two seasons of the reality show Survivor, was jailed Friday after investigators looking into an alleged Ponzi scheme run by him said they found illegal pictures on his computer.

Skupin, 54, was booked on 12 felony charges, including six counts of possession of child sexual abusive materials, according to the Michigan Attorney General.

He is perhaps best known for falling into a fire pit during Survivor's second season in 2012, which was set in the Australian Outback, and being the first to be removed from the show by medical evacuation.

During his two seasons, he spent a total of 56 days on deserted islands.

The investigation into Skupin's affairs began after investors who put money into a business run by the reality star complained they'd been tricked, according to the Attorney General Bill Schuette.

'Victims allegedly made $10,000 cash investments in the scheme. Their money would then cycle through a chart in which participants were eventually paid out of other new investors' money,' the Attorney General wrote.

'The scheme was discovered when eventually there were no new investors signing and most people in the scheme lost all of their money.'

Michael Skupin during his second Survivor stint. He competed twice on the Emmy-Award winning show